by Jay | Jul 30, 2009 | PASS, Unity
Naples ME (7/28/2009) Unity Raceway hosts the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) this Sunday August 2nd and the ticket price is a throwback to the days when all race cars were built from a junkyard and gas was less than a buck a gallon.
Thanks to NAPA and PASS, two adults can see 150 laps of PASS super late model racing, 40 laps for the PASS Mods and a 75 lap PASS Sportsman feature for just ten bucks each. That’s right, the two- for- one NAPA coupons from the Fathers Day rainout will be honored , this week’s edition of the Racin’ Paper has a two- for- one coupon and coupons are still available at most northern New England NAPA stores.
The PASS Sportsman have been on hiatus since the May race at Unity and those teams are anxious to get back on track at Maine’s toughest oval. Dan McKeage sits atop the Sportsman standing by twelve points over Carey Martin, with Mike Landry Shane Tatro and Lyman McKeage in spots three through five. McKeage, Martin and Tatro each have a race win under their belts, and Tatro earned his last time out at Unity in a wild finish that might just be topped on Sunday.
Andy Shaw started a three race PASS Mod win streak at Unity and the Center Conway NH speedster is atop the Mod standings. Steve Bennett Jr., Scott Grant and Bill Dixon are all chasing Shaw, and Sulo Burbank will be looking for a second straight win after scoring his first at Riverside Speedway on July 25th.
The PASS North super late models roll back into Unity for some more wide open side by side action Pro All Stars style; the fast full bodied racers are perfectly suited to the Unity oval, a track that lets you put down the horsepower and race three wide when the need arises. Johnny Clark was victorious in May but Scott Chubbuck, Randy Turner, Kelly Moore, Travis Benjamin and DJ Shaw were all strong last time out so the competition will be fierce.
Practice gets underway at noon and the first heat takes the green at 3:00 PM sharp. For more information, race results and point standings visit www.racewithpass.com or www.proallstarsseries.com . Unity Raceway is on line at www.unityraceway.info .
by Jay | Jul 30, 2009 | New Hampshire
Hudson NH – This past Sunday it was “Christmas in July” at Hudson Speedway. The midseason celebration included kids bike races, the Northeast Classic Lites, Enduros, and the full regular racing lineup.
The Thunder Lites kicked off the features for the evening with Jen Lord bringing the field to the green flag. Bobby Stirk lll muscled the lead from Lord on lap 3. Stirk held the point past halfway until Tyler Hatch slipped past. Hatch held on for his first win of the year. Stirk finished second and third through fifth were Derek Griffith, Dylan Bilodeau and Gage Harron.
Dave McGinn brought the Northeast Classic Lites to their green flag. Starting in the 12th spot, Jimmy Ryder Jr. made quick work of the cars in front of him making it to the lead by lap 5 with his brother, Billy Ryder moving into second. The Ryder boys put on a show, trading the lead three or four times until Jimmy Ryder lost control off turn 4, spinning out and out of contention for the day. Eric Bacon had made an impressive run from his deep in the field starting spot to restart next to Billy Ryder after Jimmy Ryders spin. Bacon took the top spot on the restart. With five to go Ryder tried a bump and run but got just as loose as Bacon, but that was Ryders last chance as he had to watch from behind as Bacon drove under the checkers first. Third through tenth were Jon Provost, Jeremy Wilcox, Steve Dickey, Dennis Obrien, Jeff Miller, Ryder Jr., Ralph Cook and Paul Colson.
Billy Clement took the early lead in the Rookie Feature before relinquishing the top spot to Larry Fortin. Fortin handed the lead over to John Morin with two time champion Scotty Duval moving into 2nd place. But Duval could only chase Morin to the stripe settling 2nd. The rest of the top ten were Dan Murphy Jr., Heath Toutellotte, Clement, Dean Wendell, Corrie Merritt Jr., Mark Nevers and Fortin.
Points leader Jef James added to his lead by winning the Roadrunner main. Patrick D’Alba, Darren Jacobs, Anthony Nadeau and Eric Miller rounded out the top five.
Leon Keniston won the 4 cyl. Endure followed by Darren Jacobs, Matt Apkarin, Nick Pappas and Bob Fields.
Grand Enduro top 5 were Ed Flanigan, Dave McCarthy, Scott Douphinette, Mark Nevers and Corrie Merritt.
Ronnie Lord Jr. won both the Flagpole Race and the Spectator Drags. Matt Apkarian won the Spectator Race.
The next races, Aug 2nd, features the return of the Outlaw Sportsman, plus the V-6 Modifieds, and as always, the Rookies , Roadrunners, Thunder Lites, Spectator Race, Spectator Drags, and Flagpole Race. Gates open at 4pm with the first race at 6pm. Please visit www.HudsonSpeedway.info for more info.
by Jay | Jul 30, 2009 | NASCAR K&N Pro Series
Uncasville, Conn. (July 27, 2009): Defending 2008 NASCAR Camping World Series East Champion Matt Kobyluck wants to end a seven-race winless streak when the series embarks on Adirondack International Speedway Saturday, August 1stfor the running of the Edge Hotel 150. His record at the 9/10th’s mile oval makes him a favorite for achieving that goal and closing the gap on the point lead.
Kobyluck has a stellar record at Adirondack. In the past seven races there, he’s posted three wins, five top-five, and five top-10 finishes. His victory last season was redemption of sorts for an 11th place finish in 2007 that was the result of being black flagged for supposedly jumping the start while leading the race. Heading into a track where they’ve had so much success is a momentum builder for the entire team.
“We have a good set up for that track and Matt’s driving style just works there,” said crew chief Perry Waite. “We’ve changed our setups to keep up with the ways things are changing, but we still run good there. It’s just the type of track that everything falls into place for us. We’re as confident going there this year as we’ve been any other year.”
Entering the Edge Hotel 150, Kobyluck, driver of the No. 40 Mohegan Sun Casino Chevrolet, sits fourth in the point standings, and just 50 points behind current leader Ryan Truex. With only four races remaining in the season, every race counts and every race demands a solid performance.
“We’re still in this game,” said Kobyluck. “It’s one of the tightest point battles we’ve ever had. It kind of reminds me of our 2002 season when we lost the championship to Andy Santerre by only nine points. This year is going to be a lot like that. It’s going to be close – very close – and we have to step up our game with a win.”
Of the top four drivers in the point standings, it is Kobyluck who has the most seat time at Adirondack. Truex has never been there, and Jody Lavender, currently second in the points, has one start at the upstate New York facility. Eddie MacDonald has only missed one race in the seven year history of the event, but has only two top-five finishes to his credit.
“All these drivers are very competitive,” said Kobyluck. “And I’m not counting any of them out. Eddie MacDonald has a lot of time on Adirondack and has really stepped up his performances there since joining Grimm Racing. Jody had a top-five finish in his first start there and Ryan is just good anywhere he goes. It’s a competitive division and it’s going to be a competitive race.”
The Edge Hotel 150 takes the green flag at 6:30 p.m. this Saturday night. For more information on Matt Kobyluck, Mohegan Sun Casino, or the race team, visitwww.mattkobyluck.com.
by Jay | Jul 27, 2009 | New Hampshire
Winchester, NH: This past Saturday, Bryan Shumway took the checkers in the full field of Modifieds at Monadnock Speedway. This is number two for Shumway, he previously won earlier in the season in a rain shortened event. Super Stock point leader, Jeremy Sorel visited victory lane as did Joey Kendall in the Mini Stock division. Matt Gauffin took the win in the 4-cylinder Enduro division and Randy Rameau celebrated a victory in the Full Size Enduro event.
The mini stocks rolled onto the ¼ mile high banked track as Ron Normandin set the pace. An early caution came out on lap one as second place runner, Beth Adams, suffered mechanical problems. On the restart, Normandin continued to lead as Chris Davis, Chris McTaggart and Rich Fourier battle for second. On lap seven, Normandin attempted to protect his top spot but McTaggart made the pass for first. Next lap, Normandin experienced problems and pulled it into the infield leaving McTaggart in a battle with Joey Kendall. Kendall rode the back bumper of McTaggart as Kim Rivet and Tim Jackson battled for third. The top four ran tight , as Kendall dove into the inside of McTaggart but had to back out. On lap thirteen, Kendall turn the pressure on as both ran side by side. Next lap, Kendall took over the lead as Jackson took the high side of Rivet but could not make the pass. Less than ten laps to go, a three way battle developed between McTaggart, Rivet and Jackson as Kendall drove away in the lead. Five laps to go, Jackson dove inside in turn three to take over third from Rivet and challenged McTaggart. Jackson attempted the high side of McTaggart but conatct was made between both resulting in Jackson dropping back top fourth. One lap top go, Jackson cane back as Rivet and Jackson ran side by side for the third spot. At the checkers it was, Kendall, McTaggart, Rivet, Jackson and Davis.
Super Stock competitor, Nancy Muni brought the field to the green flag start. Muni quickly took the lead leaving Kevin Ouellette in a battle for second with Andy Brooks. On lap three, the cation flag flew as Jeff Wright’s machine broke collecting Ouellette and Brehio III. On the restart, Brooks attempted to make the pass on Muni but was denied as Jeremy Sorel moved in on Brooks for second. The two ran side by side as Ed Brehio Jr followed for fourth. Bob Bedaw and Bill Johnston fought for fifth. Ten laps into the book, Muni held on but felt the presence of Sorel on her back bumper. Next lap, Sorel made the high side move for the lead as Muni slipped back to second. Brehio III ran third. On lap fifteen, the caution was displayed again as Brooks had contact with Muni going for the third spot. Sorel had a great restart and remained the leader as Matt Mead moved into third placing heat on Berhio Jr for second. Jason Stone and David Streibel ran fourth and fifth. Five laps to go, Mead made his move for second and began to chase down the leader as Stone took over third. Johnston and Brehio III worked on Streibel for the top five position. On the final lap, it was Sorel with the win followed by Mead, Stone, Brehio JR and Joshnston.
Twenty three Modifieds took to the track for their 50 lap feature event with Eric LeClair setting the pace. LeClair wasted no time to take the lead as Marty Radewick, Vic Johnson, Ed Reed and Frank L’Etoile followed. On lap five, the battle developed early for third between Radewick, Reed and Bryan Shumway. Joshnon ran second. Twenty laps into the feature, Shumway moved into second and was on the back bumper of LeClair awaiting the opportunity. Shumway made his move to the outside as both ran wheel to wheel. Johnson and Boniface ran side by side for third. On lap twenty-five, LeClair running hard to keep the top spot made contact with the front stretch wall bring out the caution. On the restart, Shumway took over the lead as Boniface, Joshnson, Todd Patnode and Ed Reed followed. On lap thirty, Patnode made the pass on Johnson for third as Reed and Dave Brube battled for fifth. Ten laps to go, Shumway began to distance himself from the field as a four way battle for fourth developed between Johnson, Reed, Dale Evonsion and Berube. A few laps later, Evonsion made the pass on both Johnson and Reed for fourth as the top three remained the same. At the checkers, it was Shumway celebrating in victory lane followed by Boniface, Patnode, Evonsion and Joshnon.
The wild and crazy four cylinders rolled onto the track with Fred Rogers scored the early leader. By lap ten, the leaders begain to approach heavy lap traffic as Rogers worked through followed by Haeth Renaud, Eric Pomakso and Dick Houle. Few laps later, Renaud loose in eth corner gave Houle the second place spot. Lap twenty, a four way battle for the lead was fought between, Rogers, Houle, Pomakso and Matt Gauffin. Lap thirty, Houle became the new leader as Pomasko and Gauffin ran side by side for second. Ten laps to go, Houle remained to lead as Pomasko and Gauffin continued to run wheel to wheel. Nine laps to go, the red flag was displayed. On the restart, Gauffin takes off and passes both Poamsko and Houle for the lead. Rogers and Adam Houle battled for fourth. At the end, it was gaffing followed by Houle, Pomasko, Rogers and Adam Houle.
Mike Petalas was the early leader I the Full Size Enduro event. Petalas held on as randy Rameau attempted to reel him in. On lap ten, Rameau caught Petals and challenged him for the lead as Joe Ethier moved into the battle. Lap twenty, Rameau was the leader as both Petals and Ethier ran bumper to bumper behind him.
Half way to go, Rameau developed a good lead as Petalas and Ethier ran side by side for position. Twenty laps left, Ethier made the pass and caught Rameau. Ethier was all over the back bumper of Rameau as Schonborg ran third. Ten alps to go, the top two contunied to battle as Dan Yagmin and Jared Edson rounded out the top five. At the wave of the checkers, it was Rameau posting his first win of the season followed by Yagmin, Schonborg, Edson and Ethier.
This Saturday, Monadnock Speedway welcomes back the very fast open wheel Northeast Midget Association plus the NEMA Lites, Outlaw Pros, Super Stocks, Mini Stock Conquest and 4-cylinder Enduros. Race time is at 6pm. For more information, log ontowww.monadnockspeedway.com.
Modified Results: Bryan Shumway, Jim Boniface, Todd Patnode, Dale Evonsion, Vic Johnson, Ed Reed, Dave Berube, Carl Pasteryak, Pete Jarvis, Josh Cantara, Brandee Tree, Butch perry, Rich Hammann, Rich Fournier, Eric LeClair, Rusty Ball, Marty Radewick, Jr Baril, Kurt Vigeant, Kirk Alexander, Rib Williams, Roy Seidell, Frank L’Etoile
Super Stock Results: Jeremy Sorel, Matt Mead, Jason Stone, Ed Brehio Jr, Bill Johnston,, Ed Brehio III, David Striebel, Bob Bedaw, Andy Brooks, Craig Cashmna, Nancy Muni, Dana Shepard, Josh King, Brain Grantz, Jeff Wright, Kevin Ouellette
Mini Stock Results: Joey Kendall, Chris McTaggart, Kim Rivet, Tim Jackson, Chris Davis, Rich Fournier, Dennis Wallace, Joe Rogers, James Hancock, Ricky Bernard, Alecia Fohlin, Kevin McKnight, Ron Normandin, Jamey King, Beth Adams
Top Ten 4-cylinder Enduros: matt Gauffin, Dick Houle, Eric Pomasko, Fred Rogers, Adam Houle, Bruce Clark, Julie Raymond, Rob Thompson, CJ Johnson, Kris Kristoliatis
Full Size Enduro Top ten: Randy Rameau, Dan Yagmin, Barry Schonborg, Jared Edson, Joe Ethier, Mike Petalas, Dan Cheveralls, Ryan Rivet, Ed Lofland, Bucky Sheats
by Jay | Jul 27, 2009 | New Hampshire, PASS
Pro All Stars Series news : PASS Mod Riverside Speedway race report – 7/25/2009
Sulo Burbank breaks through with Riverside PASS Mod win
Naples ME (7/27/09) Thirteen year old Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Mod sophomore Sulo Burbank had the drive of his young career Saturday night, claiming his first PASS feature win in the PASS Mod portion of Summerfest 2009 at Groveton New Hampshire’s Riverside Speedway. Burbank took the point from Dan Somes on lap 7 of the 40 lap tilt and kept PASS Mod point leader Andy Shaw and Somes in his rear view mirror the rest of the way. Somes and team mate Gary Norris checkered second and third: Shaw faded to fourth and Steve Bennett Jr. raced home fifth.
Somes and Burbank took the green on the front row and Somes jumped out front early with Burbank on his back bumper. The caution flag flew on lap 7 when Scott Grant took a wild ride on the front stretch guardrail. Burbank got the jump on the resulting restart to take over the lead, but Andy Shaw was charging through the field on the outside. Shaw was seeking his fourth win in six PASS Mod starts on the season, and he looked like he would get a shot at it.
It only took twelve laps for Shaw to reach Burbank’s bumper. Shaw did his best to rattle the leader but Burbank stood his ground and it soon became apparent that the point leader’s run to the front had taken its toll on his tires .Just past half way Shaw began to fade, giving up second to Somes and third to Norris; Burbank kept his cool to record a convincing victory.
The PASS Mods join the PASS North super late models and sportsman at Unity (ME) Raceway on Sunday August 2nd for the NAPA 150. Post time at Unity is 3:00 PM. For more information be sure to visit www.racewithpass.com orwww.proallstarsseries.com .
Unofficial Results – PASS Mod forty lap feature – Riverside Speedway – Groveton NH – 7/25/2009
1 21 Sulo Burbank Gorham ME 2 56 Dan Somes Belgrade ME 3 03 Gary Norris Jr. West Gardiner ME 4 66 Andy Shaw Center Conway NH 5 12 Steve Bennett Jr. Buckfield ME 6 33 Bill Dixon North Waterboro ME 7 85 Glenn Bradbury Hollis Center ME 8) 14 Scott McDaniel Livermore ME 9 29 Greg Ellis Hermon ME 10) 01 Sammy Gooden Whitefield NH 11) 50 Sumner Sessions Norway ME 12) 27 Scott Grant Waterboro ME
